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Sunday, December 7, 2008

Books: Shadow Force, by David Isenberg

Filed under: Books — Tags: , , , — Matt @ 2:05 PM

     Hey everyone, here is another cool book just in time for the holidays.  David has done a lot for this industry, and he is good people.  I have yet to read this book, and I am excited to get my hands on it.  Check it out.  –Head Jundi

Edit:  You can also get 50% off of the price of the book with this code.  Thanks to David for the tip!

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Enter Source Code E0866A at the bottom of the first Shopping Cart screen and click “Use Code.” Your discount will automatically be applied.

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Call our Customer Service Desk at 1-800-225-5800 (9am-5pm EDT, Mon.-Fri.), and mention Source Code E0866A when placing your order. All orders must be prepaid 

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Editorial Reviews

Review

“David Isenberg has been a tireless chronicler of the birth, growth and rise of the private military phenomena. Shadow Force is a new addition to the “must have” list of books on the privatization of violence.”–Robert Young Pelton, author of Licensed to Kill

“David Isenberg was among the very first serious researchers to recognize a unique industry among the many firms providing services to governments in conflict in post-conflict environments. While others dismissed the phenomenon or soon departed into populist conjecture, David grasped the history and recognized both the long-term value and sober implications of this maturing sector. His research and articles in the mid 1990s helped stimulate a cottage industry of scholastic and journalistic research on the topic-often more absurd than serious. No one else considers this topic with the same breadth of knowledge or rational understanding, and few are as good at discerning genuine areas of concern from great gobs of absurd speculation.”–Doug Brooks, Founder and Director of the International Peace Operations Association

“They are not mercenaries and they are not soldiers. So what are they? That is the question increasing numbers of people, both government officials and the general public, have been asking since the United States invaded Iraq. In this book David Isenberg, one of the earliest and most perceptive observers of the private security contracting industry explains who is operating in Iraq, their benefits and liabilities, and their impact both nationally and globally. If you have to read just one book on the subject make it this one.”–Lawrence J. Korb, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress, Senior Advisor, Center for Defense Information

Product Description

From their limited use in China during World War II, for example, to their often clandestine use in Vietnam ferrying supplies before the war escalated in 1964 and 1965 when their role became more prominent-and public-private military contractors (PMCs) have played made essential contributions to the success and failures of the military and United States. Today, with an emphasis on force restructuring mandated by the Pentagon, the role of PMCs, and their impact on policy-making decisions is at an all time peak.

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Thursday, November 6, 2008

Video: History Channel: Shadow Force

Filed under: Video — Tags: , , — Matt @ 9:53 AM

   Thanks to Matt for sending me this information.  I had no clue the History Channel was doing a series like this.  The one name that popped up for me in the cast, is Cobus.  That dude has been around, and you will find him being mentioned quite a bit in magazines and books. –Head Jundi

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Shadow Force

Series Premiere Friday, November 7 at 10pm/9c

About the Show

Shadow Force showcases the history of unconventional military operations through the eyes of an elite team operating in the modern day and offers one of the first real insights into the high-stakes world of private military operations. The Special Forces soldiers do what governments and aid agencies cannot—from combating piracy in Liberia, to stopping illegal forestation and saving rare mountain gorillas in the Congo, to setting up an alert system to help stop tribal wars in Kenya, to tracking illegal ivory into the black market.

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